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For many in Australia the fear of one day being diagnosed with cancer is something they dread. But there is something perhaps even more dreadful for those diagnosed; discrimination during cancer treatment, because of who you are or where you come from. A new campaign by the Leukaemia Foundation aims to face that issue head on:

This week marks 25 years since a UN-led referendum secured Timor-Leste's independence from Indonesian control. Australia also played a pivotal role in the peacekeeping response that helped ensure the country's liberation. A red-carpet reception has been rolled out for the UN Secretary General who has attended an event for the pivotal anniversary.

Retired NASA Astronaut Colonel Michael Fossum served as commander of the International Space Station and has spent over 194 days in space and logged 48 hours spacewalk time in his 19 years with NASA. Boeing astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, have had their test mission aboard the ISS extended to February due to issues with the Boeing Starliner spacecraft's propulsion system. NASA and Boeing will test and determine the capability of the capsule to safely return to Earth, but currently, the plan is for the two astronauts to return to Earth next year in a SpaceX capsule, and not the Boeing spacecraft.